Hey guys & galls, here's my situation...
I made my first yeast starter Friday afternoon from Wyeast 1272. The yeast from the smackpack was viable, I had a good swell on the pack after about 4 hours. I follow the directions from Northern Brewer that called for 1300ml of water and 1.5 cups of DME for my Black IPA with an OG of 1.075. Besides a small boilover when I added my DME all went fine. I've swirled the yeast every couple hours or so. When I swirl it up, I get a nice CO2 release from the wort. What concerns me is that I didn't get any type of krausen at all. Is this normal? Do you think I'll be ok to pitch this into my brew or should I just run out to the LHBS and grab a couple new packets? I'm planning on brewing this afternoon.
I made my first yeast starter Friday afternoon from Wyeast 1272. The yeast from the smackpack was viable, I had a good swell on the pack after about 4 hours. I follow the directions from Northern Brewer that called for 1300ml of water and 1.5 cups of DME for my Black IPA with an OG of 1.075. Besides a small boilover when I added my DME all went fine. I've swirled the yeast every couple hours or so. When I swirl it up, I get a nice CO2 release from the wort. What concerns me is that I didn't get any type of krausen at all. Is this normal? Do you think I'll be ok to pitch this into my brew or should I just run out to the LHBS and grab a couple new packets? I'm planning on brewing this afternoon.